Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
Are you a HSE executive and did you get to see any of the game at Kenilworth rd? Only Joking

C'mon, it's great! I used to be mesmerised by old stadiums in the heart of a community. Shoehorned in, backing off to gardens, railway lines, turnstiles where the queue would meander onto the road (because they'd only opened one turnstile) Squeezed in refreshment bars as an add on etc. They probably weren't that safe, although i think of those types of stadiums when i picture a football match, more than i do the modern stadiums. I think for a lot of older football fans, old grounds were like pubs or greasy spoon cafe's, plenty of them were shit pits, the seating and scenery was long past it's sell by date, and the landlord-owner didn't give a shit for customer care. Although it was those facets that gave these establishments authenticity and character, it changed the mood, you felt part of something that isn't as prevalent today in my opinion.

Old Bastard rant, over
If I had ended up dealing with HSE something would have gone drastically wrong on a school trip...I was trained in risk assessment and in later years was (amongst other things) the school's Educational Visits Coordinator so all risk assessments went through me before the head signed them off. Staff training in risk assessment/school trip safety was another facet of my work. Consequently, it has become habit to always think about what could go wrong and mitigate any risk. Kenilworth Road has had its capacity reduced to improve safety and the stadium will be closed when Luton's new stadium is eventually completed. I think we were only offered 1000 tickets as a result. We might get to go to Kenilworth Road one more time before that and for anyone who does get the chance to go (and hadnt been).....go. It really is a dump, worse than NP, and I struggle to think of any other stadium that is so claustrophobic at times. Safe evacuation of the away end would be a challenge. After the Derby match, where the stadium had to be evacuated, it can happen. Stadia can be old, decrepit, lovable flea pits with corrugated roofs and restricted views.... but still safe.

I'd settle for one nil City, tonight.